NPSIG presentation / MLAS panel on associations, impact and policy at BSLA mini-congress in Berlin, Germany, 23-24 Feb 2012. "How to involve the new blood - experiences from IFLA's New Professinoals Special Interest Group" (http://www.ifla.org/en/news/library-associations-share-successes-and-experiences-at-first-ifla-building-strong-library-asso)

1. How to involve the ‘new blood’
experiences from IFLA’s
New Professionals Special Interest Group
Sebastian Wilke, Convenor, New Professionals Special Interest Group
BSLA mini-congress, Berlin, 24 Feb 2012

2. global informal network of New
Professionals
NPSIG
open community allows
everyone to easily get involved

3. programs at the IFLA Congress
2010: „The Global Librarian“
2011: „New Professionals beyond New Professionals –
skills, needs and strategies of a new generation of LIS professionals“
2012:

4. workshops

5. virtual collaboration
http://npsig.wordpress.com/
http://www.facebook.com/npsig
http://twitter.com/npsig
NPSIG photostream

6. video coverage / remote participation
free series of quarterly webinars
next webinar: April 2012

7. tips for recruitment and succession planning
make conferencing an integral part of the early career experience of every LIS student
enable access to conferences and other professional events for New Professionals
(discounts, grants, awards)
foster recruitment of new librarians through
informal contacts
outreach, online and on-site (return of investment)
institutionalized programs (leadership, mentoring etc.)
support the creation of a group for and by New Professionals; provide enough time and
space for them to organize themselves effectively and to try things out
include new librarians in important bodies of your association and in decision-making
processes
→ actively shaping the future of your association!